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DiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… impacted,” DiNapoli said. “An essential part of this year’s school reopening plans should be determining how to … student’s unique learning needs. During the 2019-20 school year, more than 464,400 students in New York public schools, … on hybrid learning models during the 2020-21 school year. A smaller share of students with disabilities returned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesOrdinary Death Benefit
… be reduced while a member of the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) and the New York State Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) is in service to the full retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/ordinary-death-benefitDiNapoli: Audit Finds State Falling Short in Helping People with Disabilities Find Work
… public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-state-falling-short-helping-people-disabilities-find-workDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… the double-digit declines in the earlier months (April - June) of the pandemic. Total local government collections in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberLead Contamination of State Armories
… Objectives To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) has implemented adequate controls to ensure all armories are tested for lead and are remediated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/03/lead-contamination-state-armoriesDiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… The number of counties overriding New York’s property tax cap has declined by more than half over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-capDiNapoli: Albany Challenged by Budgetary, Demographic Factors
… was not found to be fiscally stressed as of the 2012 data, since then, Albany’s financial situation has continued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-albany-challenged-budgetary-demographic-factorsAudit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State
… orders increased the overall cost of the five contracts from $69.8 million to $76.5 million. For example, there were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-stateOther Bulletin No. 68.1
… Fund of OSC’s automatic processing of the SCF CSEA Signing Bonus and to provide processing instructions for entering the … overtime. Effective Dates: The Signing Bonus is effective on the following date: Pay Cycle/PP Type Payment Effective Date Payment End Date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-681-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civil-serviceOther Bulletin No. 68
… and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment for employees not processed automatically or who … (CSEA), eligible employees in CSEA BU97 are eligible for a one-time lump sum Signing Bonus. The Signing Bonus lump sum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-68-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civil-serviceDiNapoli Releases October State Cash Report
… October, a drop of $764.1 million, or 1.8 percent, from the same period last year, largely due to lagging personal … General Fund and All Governmental Funds. The General Fund is the major operating fund of the state. All Governmental … as well as funds from the federal government. The report is now accessible in Excel and Adobe formats. Since becoming …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-releases-october-state-cash-reportState Agencies Bulletin No. 2096.1
… income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20961-reallocation-nursing-titlesManagement and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles
… Objectives To determine whether New York City Transit and the MTA Bus Company have and maintain an accurate and … as supervisory and maintenance functions. The estimated value of the vehicles was $150 million, with, according to … were done late or not at all. Furthermore, vehicles that do not receive recommended maintenance may invalidate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/26/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehiclesDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School District to accumulate excessive fund balance as well as reserve funds … board-approved amounts and have gone unused, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … in the insurance reserve. The board also overfunded the retirement contribution reserve by $4.3 million. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Prohibits New Russian Investments and Directs Investment Review
… examination to mitigate investment risk and minimize market impact. “Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine has led …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-prohibits-new-russian-investments-and-directs-investment-reviewDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Evaluation of Nearly $2 Billion of Economic Development Programs
… New York state’s economic development programs, has failed to fully evaluate most of its programs to determine if they are boosting the state’s economy and … when auditors asked for supporting documentation showing how data was analyzed, ESD was unable to provide it. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-evaluation-nearly-2-billion-economic-development-programsDiNapoli Issues Preliminary Analysis of 2021-22 Executive Budget
… would compound the challenges facing local governments, not-for-profit service providers and others. In several other … that drove the need for short-term borrowing in 2020 have not disappeared, the level of concern has diminished due to … received from short-term borrowing in SFY 2020-21 that is not expected in the coming fiscal year. State Operating Funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-issues-preliminary-analysis-2021-22-executive-budgetDiNapoli: Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers Among Nation's Highest
… incomes below $35,000 experienced a cost burden, while 16% of households with income greater than $75,000 were … of homeless grew by more than 39% in the most recent year, due in part to the influx of asylum seekers in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-housing-cost-burdens-new-yorkers-among-nations-highestDiNapoli: Environmental Facilities Corporation Faces Significant Funding Backlog for Essential Water Infrastructure Projects
… Facilities Corporation (EFC) has provided financing for over 2,000 essential local water infrastructure projects … since 1990, but the estimated capital improvement needs for water and sewer projects far exceeds this amount, and … to provide subsidized loans and grants to municipalities for drinking water, wastewater treatment, and other projects, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-environmental-facilities-corporation-faces-significant-funding-backlog-essential-waterOpinion 88-62
… requirements discussed above, we believe that the work required to close and cap a municipal landfill, including … that the procedures for establishing and expending moneys from a capital reserve fund vary depending on whether the … Finance Law, §§11.00[a][6-b], 35.00; see also 1979 Opns St Comp, No. 79-42, p 7). As to whether landfill fees may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62